Sloe Gin bargain alert

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  1. sadbrewer

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    For anyone who likes the purple nectar , T**co are knocking out 70 cl bottles of Gordon's Sloe Gin at
    £16 each....but 2 for £20 ....I had to double check it , but it's correct . #p ***edtilljanuary
     
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    I normally make my own but in recent years there's not been many sloes on the bushes round here. Might look into Tescos.
    I also make my own WONDERFUL cider, gallons of the stuff from our village apples.
     
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    Where do you live? Riverside Cottage?
     
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    never had Sloe gin...

    I like a tipple of normal gin 'Gordons' 'BeefEater' etc... but never tried Sloe gin. How does it taste is it similar to white gin ??
     
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    Our lass likes Rhubarb and Ginger Gin from Edinburgh Gin Company ,
     
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    Nah, just a pretty little place near Lincoln. And I scrounge apples by the bucket load cos people are only too glad to get rid of them. I mean, what can you actually do with hundreds of apples off one tree?
    Half an hour's gathering in October/November is enough to make about 20 gallons of cider... STRONG CIDER !!
     
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    Gather ye blackberries as well and make lots of apple and blackberry crumbles, delicious with cream or custard, not milk.
     
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    No need! Got some 2012 homemade vintage to tackle yet;-)
     
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    Re: never had Sloe gin...

    It's not remotely like normal Gin , although it is normal gin infused with Sloes ( the fruit of the Blackthorn ) usually about 26% ABV...deep purple in colour , and has a taste of it's own , slightly over ripe plum flavour . The closest relative I can think of is Slivovitz , which is distilled from plums .
    Homemade is probably better as you can make it exactly to your own taste , but the Gordon's tastes b***dy good when you haven't had any for a while .
    As much of a British Classic as Gin itself (although I know it has Dutch origins !!)
     
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